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NEWARK -- Newark now has its opponent for Friday's Division I state semifinal, and for the third straight game the Wildcats will be facing a team in the midst of its own storybook run.

Newark will play Toledo Whitmer at 8:30 p.m. at Value City Arena after Whitmer upset No. 7 and previously undefeated Canton Timken 62-47 on Monday at the University of Akron.

Whitmer (20-5) took command early and never let up, leading at the quarter breaks by scores of 10-6, 26-14 and 40-25.

Jeremy Jones led four Whitmer players in double figures with 15 points. Ryne Smith and Antwan Willis each had 14 points, and Kevin Koger had 12 for Whitmer.

Whitmer finished fourth in the Toledo City League but upset No. 3 Perrysburg in the regional semifinals before topping Timken.

Smith, a second-team All-Ohio selection, averages 18 points per game.

Newark (22-4) knocked off Trotwood-Madison, which upset No. 1 Cincinnati Moeller, and Westerville South, which beat the top two seeds in the Central District, in the regional tournament to make its first state appearance since 1981.